Trucker Talent Search

Tank operator Guy Archer on a roll, trucking with new music

More than a little original music in this edition of Overdrive Radio, and a talk with the 2021 Overdrive-Red Eye Radio Trucker Talent Search winner through his recent recordings, a four-song set on the Red Eye Radio stage at MATS in March, and more.

July 26, 2022

'Heavy Load' -- Tank hauler and singer-songwriter Guy Archer live

Archer has been on the move since his big win in the Overdrive/Red Eye Radio Trucker Talent Search in 2021. In addition to continued songwriting and his mostly night work hauling, he was featured on the Red Eye Radio stage at MATS in March.

June 3, 2022

Maxresdefault 629a265d90fe9

Trucker-songwriter Guy Archer's journeys with heavy loads, finally back to Nashville

Join us for this Overdrive Radio tour through some of the studio results of Trucker Talent Search winner Guy Archer's trip to Nashville last month, likewise a long talk with the trucker-songwriter about his life in music, and hauling.

December 10, 2021

Trucker Talent Search

Guy Archer wins 2021 Trucker Talent Search

Archer, who drives for Airgas USA, performed his original song, "Heavy Load," for the finale, which streamed live on Sept. 16. He won a full day of recording sessions at Jay's Place Recording studio in Nashville.

September 16, 2021

Trucker Talent Search

Don't miss it: Trucker Talent finalists square off today

Tune in for the the finale in the Overdrive-Red Eye Radio Trucker Talent Search September 16 as these three trucker-songwriters square off. The winner will receive a full day’s recording session in a Nashville studio, with backing by studio musicians.

June 22, 2021

trucker talent search finalists

Overdrive Radio

Trucker Talent Search podcast preview

On Overdrive Radio, we'll hear from trucker Mike Sheffield of Kentucky, Michigan-based Grassmid driver Rich Scripps, and Dayton, Ohio's Guy Archer, all in conversation, too, with the great Eric Harley of Red Eye Radio. Take a listen here.

September 3, 2021

trucker talent search collage

Trucker Talent Search

Milton Raphael's original, 'A Little More Time'

Raphael says he didn’t pick up a guitar until his mid-40s, but “as soon as I learned how to play three chords, I said, ‘well, doggone, I’m going to try putting that to music,’” he says. He hauls new furniture up and down the East Coast and out to Texas.

May 28, 2021

Milton Raphael with guitar

Trucker Talent Search

Trucker Talent Search contestant Duane Cliatt covers Radiohead's 'Creep'

Cliatt has been singing since he was 7 years old and has been writing songs just about as long, getting more serious about it as a teenager. The 44-year-old owner-op with Kelva Express LLC has been trucking for 20 years.

May 27, 2021

Trucker Talent Search

Owner-operator Billy Penny sings original song 'Just a Lie' for Trucker Talent Search

Penny began singing in 2006, when he lived in New York City, and has been writing songs since then. The 43-year-old owner of Penny’s Transport, based in Summerville, South Carolina, has been trucking for 11 years.

May 26, 2021

Trucker Talent Search

Trucker Talent competitor covers Chesney's 'Anything but Mine'

Airgas USA company driver Guy Archer says he has been trying to “sing properly” for about the past eight years. His dream is to be a songwriter.

May 24, 2021

guy archer with airgas cup in hand

Trucker Talent Search

Semi-retired trucker Clark Wilkinson covers 'Pancho and Lefty' for Trucker Talent Search

Wilkinson, 70, started singing in high school, but after semi-retiring from trucking in 2018, he began “playing guitar and singing more at open mics and small bars and clubs."

May 21, 2021

Clark Wilkinson

Trucker Talent Search

Rocky Quetel sings original song 'Small Town Living' for Trucker Talent Search

Quetel, 56, has been singing and writing songs since his pre-teen years, he says. He would tag along with his parents to the local saloon and watch local bands perform.

May 20, 2021

Trucker Talent Search

Trucker Talent Search competitor Rich Scripps covers Hawaiian Christmas song

The 61-year-old company driver, of Spring Lake, Michigan, has been singing since the mid-1980s. As a contest semi-finalist, he has a shot at winning a day's recording session on Nashville's Music Row.

May 19, 2021

Trucker Talent Search

Owner-op David Michaels performs original tune 'The Storm' for Trucker Talent Search

Michaels has been singing since he was 7 and has been writing his own songs since 2004. He's been trucking for 31 years.

May 18, 2021

Trucker Talent Search

Trucker Talent Search competitor Mike Sheffield performs 'Hammer Down Again' original

Sheffield's song, he says, is about what it can sometimes feel like to to be over the road. The 52-year-old OTR reefer hauler began singing as a child in church and wrote his first song at around 15-16 years old.

May 17, 2021

Trucker Talent Search

Trucker Talent Search semi-finalists announced

These final top 10 owner-operators and company drivers will compete for the top spot in the Overdrive/Red Eye Radio Trucker Talent Search -- from this group, a top three will be named as finalists to determine the winner in June.

May 7, 2021

John Malayter signing while playing guitar

Trucker Talent Search

Linda Kulczyk

April 15, 2021

Trucker Talent Search

Jim Boumil

April 15, 2021

Page 1 of 22

Two High Road trucks, Nashville skyline

High Road owner Sharon Lee masters art of prioritization

Tour haul small fleet High Road owner Sharon Lee's in it for the people, not the trucks. "The truck part of the business is a means to an end. I love the company, I love the clients, I love the drivers," and her support of all shines with biz growth.

Atbs

ATBS' owner-operator performance update: Inside the numbers, full presentation

Maxresdefault 66feb99c561de

Nelson Truck Lines' 2019 custom Kenworth among the last of the gliders

DPM Logistics truck and shop

DPM Logistics: Growth through service, safety for Virginia small fleet

The All New Rand Tablet

The All New Rand Tablet

ATBS' owner-operator performance update: Inside the numbers, full presentation

More episodes »

The Business Manual for Owner-Operators

Overdrive editors and ATBS present the industry’s best manual for prospective and committed owner-operators. You’ll find exceptional depth on many issues in the Partners in Business book, updated annually.

Partners in Business Issue Cover